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This week, we take our fantasy into the big city of Cincinnati, Ohio! Listen along as we talk about the first book in the Rachel Morgan series, titled Dead Witch Walking.   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

We've got another thriller this week, The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. It's got everything: a therapist, a patient who's been accused of murdering her husband, a guy dealing with his failing marriage, and a pretty cool twist. Listen along to hear our thoughts! Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Like alternative history stories starring young adult characters? How about a book where three teenage kids fight ghosts for a living? Listen along as we talk about the first book of the Lockwood & Co series, The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud. Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

We're back today with a discussion of Good Omens by Terry Pratchet and Neil Gaiman. Ever wonder how an angel and a demon might work together to prevent the end of the world? This might be the book for you! Listen along as we discuss this great book-turned-TV-series. Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Today is another fantasy duology, Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. Ever wonder what an Oceans 11 type heist might look like if it was set in a fantasy world? Well, wonder no more! Listen along as we discuss this book! Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

We're back with our normal content today, talking about One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig. Listen along as we talk about magic cards and Nightmare voices! Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

A bit of a change of plans: instead of talking about a specific book, on this episode, we just sit down and talk about books in general! Listen along to hear our thoughts!   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

We're back and we're pretending to be Hobbits! Well…sort of. Listen along as we talk about the cottagecore aesthetic and dive into Escape Into Cottagecore by Ramona Jones. Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Welcome to our first episode of 2026! For the start of the new year, we're going back to talk about some of the PC games that characterized Alex's childhood. So listen along as we talk about Masters of DOOM by David Kushner.   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Today, we're back with another graphic novel! Listen along as we talk about Kim's pick from the category: A Graphic Novel.We're talking about the first volume of Season 8 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This volume is titled The Long Way Home, written by Joss Whedon.   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

On this episode, we dive into the world of graphic novels! Listen along as we talk about Alex's pick from the category: A Graphic Novel. Tonight, we're talking about the first volume of the Locke and Key series, titled Welcome to Lovecraft, by Joe Hill.   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Do you want to learn how to act in every situation? Well, maybe not every situation, but How To Be Perfect by Michael Schur might be just what you need to start figuring that out. Listen along as we talk about this book, inspired by the NBC show The Good Place.   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Today we celebrate fall by reading The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore. Does that sound like a TV show? It should. This book is Kim's pick from the category A Book Inspired By A TV Show. Listen along to figure out which TV show inspired this book!   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Happy Halloween! This is our 50th episode and we're diving into a spooky tale in celebration. Come along as we talk about The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James.   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Dinosaurs are back! Or not. Unless you've fallen into the pages of Jurassic Park by Michael Chichton. Listen along as we talk about the book that started it all.   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

What do you get if you combine James Bond, MacGyver, and a National Treasure movie? The answer is Dirk Pitt and his adventure in Inca Gold by Clive Cussler! Listen along as we talk about this adventure story.   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Scared of sharks? This book is probably the reason why! Join us as we look at Alex's pick from the category A Book Featuring An Aquatic Animal. Today, we're reading JAWS by Peter Benchley.   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Welcome to the first episode of Season 3! Listen along as we talk about Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt.   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

This is the eighth episode of our Summer Deep Dive. We've switched roles now. This time, it's a book that Kim's read and Alex hasn't! Today, we're wrapping up A Fellowship of Bakers and Magic by J. Penner.   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

This is the seventh episode of our Summer Deep Dive. We've switched roles now. This time, it's a book that Kim's read and Alex hasn't! Today, we're looking at the last 10 chapters of A Fellowship of Bakers and Magic by J. Penner.   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Welcome to the sixth episode of our Summer Deep Dive. We've switched roles now. This time, it's a book that Kim's read and Alex hasn't! Today, we're looking at the second 10 chapters of A Fellowship of Bakers and Magic by J. Penner. Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Welcome to the fifth episode of our Summer Deep Dive. We've switched roles now. This time, it's a book that Kim's read and Alex hasn't! Today, we're looking at the first 10 chapters of A Fellowship of Bakers and Magic by J. Penner. Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Welcome to the fourth episode of our Summer Deep Dive. On this episode, we're wrapping up The Gunslinger by Stephen King! Listen to hear Kim's overall impressions after her first read!   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Welcome to the third episode of our Summer Deep Dive. The idea is that we'll be looking at a book that only one of us has read before. The other person will be reading it for the first time. We're continuing with The Gunslinger by Stephen King! This third episode covers Chapters 4 and 5.   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Welcome to the second episode of our Summer Deep Dive. The idea is that we'll be looking at a book that only one of us has read before. The other person will be reading it for the first time. We're continuing with The Gunslinger by Stephen King! This second episode covers Chapters 2 and 3. Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Welcome to the first episode of our Summer Deep Dive. The idea is that we'll be looking at a book that only one of us has read before. The other person will be reading it for the first time. We're starting with The Gunslinger by Stephen King! This first episode covers an introduction and Chapter 1. Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

What if you saw the world in terms of Tarot cards? What if you used that tendency to help you try and figure out who killed your friend? Listen along as we consider these questions in our last episode of Season 2! We close out the season by looking at Play the Fool by Lina Chern.   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Ever read Japanese graphic novels? We have! Listen along as we discuss Delicious In Dungeon Vol. 1 & 2 and learn to cook some monsters along the way! Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

This time we discuss The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson. It's an interesting tale of the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair and its intersection with America's first serial killer. So listen along as we discuss an incredibly interesting time in Chicago's history! Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

This book is about a local woman who is missing....or is it? Listen to our thoughts on our newest episode! Link in the profile.   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Our first western! Listen along as we talk about 14-year-old Maddie and her journey to avenge her father, complete with bad guys, lost fingers, and shoot-outs!   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Music is everywhere! But what if you relationship with music was a little less than normal? What if you heard music when others didn't? What if you didn't hear music when others did? What if all this meant there was something interesting going on in your brain? We don't have the answers but Oliver Sacks might. Listen along as we talk about his book, Musicophilia! Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

In this episode, we take on one of the classic Sherlock Holmes mysteries, The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Written after Doyle took a bit of a break from the character, this novel reintroduces the character with a bang and a mystery that's even a bit scary! Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Remember the game MASH? What if it was an app that also predicted your future? Listen along as we talk about a book that answers those exact questions.   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

What would it look like if someone started a coffee shop in a fantasy world where people didn't know what coffee was? Listen along as we talk about a book that answers that very question!   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

What happens when puppets come alive? Listen along as we find out and discuss The Shadow Glass by Josh Winning. Close listeners will hear our guinea pigs chimming in to give their opinion too! Also, contrary to what we say in the episode, this is definitely Episode 36 and not Episode 37.   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

We love board games! Listen along as we talk about a book that has to do with one of our favorite hobbies, Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg! Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

What if Sleeping Beauty was actually evil? And what if her fairy godmother kind of looked like a toad? Listen along as we discuss these and other questions while we talk about Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher.   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

What happens if your dad's a taxidermist, you grew up in rural Texas, and you become a blogger? You get Jenny Lawson, the writer of this weeks book, "Let's Pretend This Never Happened."    Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

We did one, but what about a bit more? This week's category is A Book From An Author You've Read Before. So listen along as we dive in to Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros! Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Do we really know where the Headless Horseman comes from? Listen along as we talk about his origin story in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving! Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

How many times have we read this book? A lot! Listen along to figure out why as we read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling.   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Happy Halloween! We've got a scary one this time. Grab your security blanket as we take a look at The Haunting of Ashburn House by Darcey Coates!   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Ever wondered what it would have been like to go behind the scenes of The Office? Well, The Office BFFs by Jenna Fisher and Angela Kinsey gives a bit of a look into what went on when the cameras weren't rolling. Listen along as we talk about their book and enjoy one of our favorite shows in a new way.     Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

What's at the back of your wardrobe? Is it a magical, wintery land? Listen along as we talk about what that might be like as we discuss The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis!   The map can be found here This is the cover of our edition.   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Listen along as we talk about traveling in time! This week's episode is on The Time Machine by H.G. Wells.   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Welcome to the first episode of Season 2! Join us as we walk through The House On First Street By Julia Reed. And this time, we've got a special guest! After all, our category was "A Book Recommended By A Friend." So what makes more sense than to have that friend on the show with us.   Link's Mentioned in the Episode Jillan VanZytveld Photography Pictures of the house   More Resourses on New Orleans Beyond Bourbon Street Podcast Treme on HBO MAX Somebody Feel Phil When The Levees Broke Zeitoun By Dave Eggers Katrina After The Flood By Gary Rivlin   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Welcome to the eighth episode of our Summer Mini-Series where we take a look at movies based on some of the books we've already done for the podcast. We compare and contrast the two before finally asking, "Book or Movie?".    This week's episode: The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Welcome to the seventh episode of our Summer Mini-Series where we take a look at movies based on some of the books we've already done for the podcast. We compare and contrast the two before finally asking, "Book or Movie?".    This week's episode: The Woman In The Window   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]

Welcome to the sixth episode of our Summer Mini-Series where we take a look at movies based on some of the books we've already done for the podcast. We compare and contrast the two before finally asking, "Book or Movie?".    This week's episode: Murder On The Orient Express   Contact Instagram: CouldntPutItDownPod Email: [email protected]